Two flags over Iwo Jima: solving the mystery of the U.S. Marine Corps' proudest moment

The saga of the flags on Iwo Jima has fascinated America for decades.

But the story of how the flag got there, and even the identity of the soldiers in the photo, has been muddied by history.

Eric Hammel here sets the record straight, viewing complex events through the lens of the story of the infantry company in which all the flag raisers served.